"Establishing an online presence as an academician increases dissemination of research and improves impact.  It also allows for discovery of others with similar interests, potential collaborations, and richer knowledge construction.  This is how PLNs are born and expanded.  The presentation below by Sidneyeve Matrix is full of excellent suggestions."

"Game development is fun and challenging, energizing classrooms and getting students thinking in new and exciting ways. And by creating games, students can show what they know -- and have fun doing it. These picks are all great options for entry-level game creation, easing kids into building games that are a blast to play."

Great GAFE Training videos for beginners/novices

One of the more important and "thought provoking" article I have read on leadership in a while.

"Complete Gamification Series Part 1: Introduction Part 2: What is Gamification? Part 3: Why Gamify? Part 4: Our Quest Part 5: Student Viewpoints on Gamification Part 6: Gaming Terminology Part 7: Leveling Part 8: Badges & Achievements Part 9: XP & Grades By Attrition Part 10: Guilds / Team Missions Part 11: Leaderboards Part 12: Narrative / Avatars Part 13: Managing Gamification Part 14: Results Part 15: The Next Level"

"Know how every student is doing at any moment"

"Digital literacy, as a set of skills that students need to develop and master in order to properly use digital technologies , is an essential component of the 21st century education. Being digitally literate should not be confused with being comfortable  using certain types of digital media such as  social media. And as Danah Boyd argued in her book "Understanding The Social Lives of Networked Teens" teenagers know how how to use Facebook, but their understanding of the site's privacy settings did not mesh with the ways in which they configured their accounts.They know how to get to Google but had little understanding about how to construct a query to get quality information from the popular search engine."

"Put the internet to work for you."

"This collaborative space was created to celebrate the many Apps and Extensions made by developers which serve the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities. Although Google already highlights accessibility features built into the Chrome browser or through add-ons, we have collected numerous other free tools that we feel further contribute to that mission. To this end, we have developed this searchable resource to locate tools that serve the particular challenges anyone might face while working in Chrome. On the right, you will find more information about this site, including definitions of terms and more information about the Chrome browser and assistive technology. "

"Until March 11th, 2014 (the launch of Add-ons) Apps Scripts for Google Sheets were distributed in the "Script Gallery."  The tools below will remain useful for some time to come, as many of them perform functionality still not available - most specifically TRIGGERED EVENTS like form submit or time-based events.  Until the Add-ons framework supports triggers, we encourage users to choose when and where to use the OLD Google Sheets so they can continue to access the script gallery and use our legacy tools.  Use this link to launch yourself a copy of an "old" Google Sheet, where you will be able to access the script gallery.  "

"Comics began to take a foothold in the classroom about a decade ago when educators realized that visual narrative could be used to engage reluctant and struggling readers. Because comics and graphic novels marry the textual with the visual, they help those who find reading challenging by allowing them to see what the vocabulary they are reading looks like. As well, comics and graphic novels break language up into far more manageable units than a traditional text-based novel. At the same time, visual narratives can be just as complex and engaging, so the student gets the benefit of seeing the story unfold, having the text divided into more manageable units, and making connections between new vocabulary words and the images that represent them."